GA07 Incumbent Rep. Rob Woodall

Rep. Rob Woodall (R) currently represents residents of Georgia’s 7th Congressional district (GA07) in the U.S. House of Representatives.

In the May 22, 2018 primary election, no Democratic challenger received 50% of the vote, so there will be a runoff election between the top two candidates—Carolyn Bourdeaux (D) and David Kim (D)—on July 24, 2018. The winner will run against Woodall in the November 6, 2018 midterm election.

Visit MyVoter page to see key voting dates, times and polling locations for the July 24th runoff election.

No position statement on climate change

Woodall has not issued an official stance on climate change.

In 2011, Woodall wrote and introduced two amendments to the Energy and Water Appropriations Bill. Both of his amendments were passed by the U.S. House.

His first amendment eliminated a climate change study conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

His second amendment eliminated $200,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy for a program to encourage students in grades 3-8, teachers and families to learn more about energy consumption and efficiency.

From the Gulf of Mexico to the coasts of Alaska, we have almost unlimited untapped resources. For too long we were dependent on foreign imports, which was truly a national security concern, but I am pleased that since the beginning of the 21st Century, the U.S. energy sector has undergone tremendous changes that have resulted in the U.S. becoming a global leader in energy production. In fact, despite high levels of domestic demand, our crude oil and petroleum product exports are reaching record levels. In order to reflect the energy wealth and stability that our land currently holds, we must develop and strengthen our national energy portfolio.

Though I strongly support the continued development of fossil fuels, I also happily support the increased use of renewable, sustainable energies. However, we have experimented with many competing forms of renewable energy in the past 30 years, spending billions of dollars subsidizing the technologies with the best lobbyists rather than the technologies with the most long-term promise. That’s why we should redirect our scarce financial resources towards the research and development of transformational new technologies rather than propping up legacy renewables that still can’t compete on their own after decades of federal support.

NOTE: A report from groups including the United Nations environmental arm and Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) shows that globally, renewable energy installations were responsible for 61% of the world’s net power capacity additions in 2017, more than double the new-builds from fossil fuel-powered generation.